English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 7, 2017
Reading WLWWW 0
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Manchester United WWWWW 4
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REA000
MAN224
Old Trafford · 74,396 att.

Match Report

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Manchester United begin FA Cup defence with victory vs. Reading

FA Cup holders Manchester United began their defence of the FA Cup with a 4-0 third round win against Reading at Old Trafford.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
7
4
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
1
54.7
Possession
45.3
7
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
12
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
373
Accurate Passes
309
455
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
59
29
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
25
21
Clearances
25

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Sergio RomeroG
  2. 5Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 10Wayne RooneyAM
  7. 16Michael CarrickLM
  8. 27Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 19Marcus RashfordF
  10. 11Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicSUB
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerSUB
  3. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahSUB
  4. 40Joel PereiraSUB
  5. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanSUB
  6. 6Paul PogbaSUB
  7. 4Phil JonesSUB

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 4Joey van den BergCD-L
  3. 16Liam MooreCD-R
  4. 24Tyler BlackettLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 38Liam KellyAM
  7. 6George EvansLM
  8. 23Daniel WilliamsRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 7Roy BeerensAM-L
  11. 12Garath McClearyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Stuart MooreSUB
  2. 8John SwiftSUB
  3. 30Tennai WatsonSUB
  4. 3Jake CooperSUB
  5. 19Yakou MeiteSUB
  6. 14Dominic SamuelSUB
  7. 11Jordan ObitaSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Manchester United 1, Reading 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Mata.
  2. 15' Goal! Manchester United 2, Reading 0. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  3. 19' Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Marcos Rojo because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Tyler Blackett.
  5. 54' Ashley Young (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces George Evans.
  7. 75' Goal! Manchester United 3, Reading 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Carrick with a through ball.
  8. 77' Substitution, Reading. Dominic Samuel replaces Yann Kermorgant.
  9. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Michael Carrick.
  10. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Bastian Schweinsteiger replaces Juan Mata.
  11. 79' Goal! Manchester United 4, Reading 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

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